MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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